The College of Engineering, Physics, and Computing is home to several distinguished research centers and institutes that drive innovation and discovery. These centers specialize in key areas of physics and engineering, supporting groundbreaking research, and promoting interdisciplinary collaboration across scientific domains.

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    Institute for Astrophysics and Computational Sciences

    The Institute for Astrophysics and Computational Sciences was established to develop strong research and educational programs in the areas of astrophysics and computational sciences at The Catholic University of America.

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    Nuclear Physics Research Group

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    Solar Physics Group

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    Space Weather Center

    The Catholic University Space Weather Center is a fully functional research and real-time analyses center dedicated to scientific investigations and forecasting of extreme space weather events – violent physical processes around the Earth driven by storms on the Sun.

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    PHaSER Home

    The Partnership for Heliophysics and Space Environment Research (PHaSER) supports the scientific and technical program of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Heliophysics Science Division (HSD) through a six-member partnership that builds on current collaborations and extensive local experience in all the core disciplines served by the division.

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